RULES AND REGULATIONS

XXXI PUERTO CALERO MARLIN CUP

FISHING SCHEDULE AND DATES

The Puerto Calero Marlin Cup will take place on October 3, 4 and 5, 2024. On October 3, the skippers’ meeting will be held and on October 4 and 5 the fishing days will take place.

Participating boats will depart at 09:00 from Puerto Calero. Boats will be able to wait on the start line between the first mark (75 metres south of the tower) and the second mark (250 metres from the previous one in a westerly direction, parallel to the breakwater). The marks will both be red. At 17.00 lines are to be reeled in and boats must return to Puerto Calero.

The Trophy Presentation Dinner will take place on Saturday 5th October at 20.30.

FISHING

The two fishing days will be dedicated to MARKING AND RELEASE OF BITCHES (Blue Marlin, White Marlin and Spearfish) exclusively.

No marlin may be brought into port for weighing and no other species will score.

QUALIFYING FISH:

Blue marlin: 500 points

White marlin, spearfish, or swordfish: 100 points.

In the case of the second and subsequent catches, the boat in question must contact tournament control or the bridge boats, to request the password for the photograph or video proving the catch.

The password is the element that will give validity to the mentioned photo or video. In case of not being able to establish communication you can use another boat to serve as a link or bridge.

AREA AND TYPES OF FISHING

The fishing area is free, and the limitations imposed by each vessel’s license or permit must be respected, as well as the distances from the coast and the general rules applicable to existing marine reserves. Under all circumstances, the Chinijo archipelago marine reserve area is excluded for all participants.

The fishing method will comprise trolling, using artificial lures or dead bait rigged exclusively with circle hooks (J-hooks within bait are forbidden). There is no limitation of anglers or rods per boat and the IGFA rules will be applied, bearing in mind that only one single angler will be involved in the fishing from start to finish.

CATCH CERTIFICATION

For the certification of released catches, photographic or video proof of the catch with the password indicated by control or bridge boats, visible, will be required to demonstrate the catch and release to be certified.

Digital cameras or telephones may be used to take photographic or video evidence, which must be handed over to the weighing judge upon arrival at port for verification. The video sequences may not have any cuts or signs of tampering.

The images should be taken, preferably, with the Marlin held by the bill, or “bichero shot” with the nylon inside the reel and the rod, with only the “leader” or bass line outside the rod.

In order to facilitate the validation work, without generating doubts, it is recommended to take several images of the weevil on the fins, of the eye, as well as of the whole body.

Images showing mutilations on the fish caused by bicheros, propellers or other parts of the boat, sharks, etc. will not be admitted. It is also reminded that in order to certify a catch, at no time may be used the boathooks or any other instrument to approach the fish. If in the tests there is presence or sign of use of the bichero, the catch will be disqualified. (It is allowed to use a beak holder).

Photographs, videos, files or cards must be submitted to the weigh-in judge for certification of catches released at the end of each fishing day. Please

have the necessary cables or connections to import the files to the juror’s computer.

The jury reserves the right to consider such images as valid.

Photographs, videos and cards for certification will not be accepted after 19:00 h. Boats with files to certify must be inside the port at 19:00 h at the latest.

The jury may request any boat that has made a catch, the equipment used, in order to verify that it complies with the rules of the tournament (line strength, leader measurement, hook assembly, etc.). Failure to comply with this requirement may result in disqualification of the catch.

COMMUNICATION

Before leaving the Port you will communicate with the tournament control on VHF channel 72. All participating boats are reminded to comply with the Port rules and not to exceed the established speed limit. Communications will be made to Tournament Control or to the bridge boats. Bridge boats to establish communication with the captaincy will be communicated at the skippers meeting.

It is necessary to communicate with control:

  • at the time of the bite;
  • when the fish has been caught
  • and when it is released or lost.

DISTANCE BETWEEN SHIPS

All participating boats will keep at least half a mile away from the professional fishing boats, avoiding at all times to cause any kind of interference in their activities.

FISHING LICENSES

All participating boats will keep at least half a mile away from the professional fishing boats, avoiding at all times to cause any kind of interference in their activities.

PRESENTATION AND SKIPPERS’ MEETING

On Thursday, October 5 at 20:00 h, in the Plaza de Las Carpas, will take place the presentation and meeting of the registered skippers in order to discuss last minute issues and clarify doubts about the tournament.

REGISTRATION

The deadline for registration will be until 9:00 p.m. on October 3.

The registration fee will be 350€. It must be paid to the account number:

IBAN ES81 3058 6142 7427 2000 2727

Owner: PUERTO CALERO MARINAS SL

Leave a record of the name of the vessel when making the transfer.

-Send a copy of the receipt via e-mail (phernandez@caleromarinas.com): together with: Pre-Registration Form, Copy of the current Compulsory Civil Liability Insurance Policy of the Vessel, Copy of the Authorization to Capture Species Subject to Protection Measures, Copy of the Sport Fishing Licenses of each of the Fishermen together with their ID cards.

PRIZES

TOP PRIZE – Nº OF POINTS/KILO

BLUE MARLIN TOP SCORER AWARD

HIGHEST SCORE FOR A WHITE MARLIN AWARD

PRIZE FOR THE ANGLER UNDER 18 YEARS OLD WITH THE HIGHEST SCORE

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE MOST SUSTAINABLE BOAT

SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST PHOTOGRAPH – CANARIAS LURES

PROTESTS

Protests for each day may only be submitted by 7:00 p.m. the same day. Request protest forms from the weigh-in judge.

JURY

Juan José Farray

Gian Maria Cogliati

Santiago González

Agustín Suárez

Heavy Judge: Antonio Beltrán Correa

Note: the organization reserves the right to admit registrations.

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